Is A&M's offense this season = Big 12 offense?

Some D bag got paired with my friend and me playing golf this weekend. At first he was complementing Manziel and the SEC and all of a sudden says "I thought the SEC defenses were supposed to be able to stop a Big 12 offense?" To this I replied, "How the frick is that a Big 12 offense? Manziel single-handedly won most of their games." Turns out this dude is a Texas alumnus and was just trying to talk shite that the Big 12 was and still is better than the SEC.

In my limited football knowledge, I didn't know what he meant by saying it was a "Big 12 offense." Can anyone explain this to me or was this dude just a typical Texas alumnus douche nozzle?

re: Is A&M's offense this season = Big 12 offense?(Posted by Ostrich on 12/10/12 at 2:16 pm to guedeaux)

Most successful offenses in the Big 12 run the Spread while most successful offenses in the SEC run the power formation. So yes, I would say the Spread, therefore, A&M is a Big 12 offense. I don't understand why you got so butthurt over a statement like that.

re: Is A&M's offense this season = Big 12 offense?(Posted by Baloo on 12/10/12 at 2:22 pm to Ostrich)

quote:Most successful offenses in the Big 12 run the Spread while most successful offenses in the SEC run the power formation.

Florida wasn't suiccessful? Neither was Malzahn at Auburn? Or Arkansas? We're now saying that LSU is one of the "successful" offenses in the SEC? Really?

The reason most SEC defenses beat Big 12 offenses in bowl games is because our defenses are better than their offenses at the top. A Big 12 team could light up an SEC defense in the bottom half of the conference, but that's not who they get in the bowl game. Also, most Big 12 QB's aren't as good as you think they are, witnessed by how they do in the NFL as a group. Our elite teams are better than their elite teams.

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re: Is A&M's offense this season = Big 12 offense?(Posted by ProjectP2294 on 12/10/12 at 2:27 pm to Baloo)

quote:Florida wasn't suiccessful? Neither was Malzahn at Auburn? Or Arkansas?

Those offenses all had power elements to them. Tebow, Cam/Dyer, the Knile Davis at Arky. Even though they spread people out, they could still get tough yards as well. A&M had that this year as well with their veteran O-line and talented RBs.

The question going forward will be if that remains a part of A&M's offense.

Mizzou didn't really have a power element to their offense. They didn't do so hot.